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Electricity Plays Key Role in Kyrgyzstan Uprising

By Davida Wood on April 19, 2010

WRI’s Davida Wood answers questions on the current situation in Kyrgyzstan and its link to electricity governance.

Surveying Risk, Building Opportunity: Financial Impacts of Energy, Water and Climate Risks on Real Estate in Asia

Shally Venugopal, Dana Krechowicz, Charanjit Singh (HSBC), and Roshan Padamadan (HSBC), with Deepa Shinde

April, 2010

This report presents a framework to assess risks associated with energy security, water scarcity, and climate change for the real estate sector in Southeast Asia. It also discusses financial opportunities in the region’s growing green building market.

Over Heating: Financial Risks from Water Constraints on Power Generation in Asia

Amanda Sauer, Piet Klop, Sumeet Agrawal (HSBC)

April, 2010

This report presents a framework for investors and analysts to assess the risk of impacts from water-related issues, including growing water scarcity and declining water quality, on thermal and hydroelectric power generation plants.

Thermal Power and Hydropower Plant Locations and Water Stress Level

April 14, 2010

WRI mapped water scarcity data with plant locations for the largest publicly listed power generation companies in Southeast Asia.

Testimony Before The U.S.-China Economic Security & Review Commission: Green Energy Policy In China

April 8, 2010

Water Risk Could Sink Investors

By Jeff Rodgers on March 22, 2010

Financial analysts need tools to make better decisions about investments that depend on water.

Q&A on China's Carbon Intensity Target

By Zou Ji on March 10, 2010

This post originally appeared on ChinaFAQs.org.

China recently confirmed an ambitious goal t

The World Bank Eskom Support Program

By Smita Nakhooda on March 8, 2010

South Africa’s plans for a new coal power plant bring up difficult decisions for the World Bank.

Adding Environmental Risk to the Financial Equation

By Dana Krechowicz on February 1, 2010

Despite projections, many financial analysts ignore the risks and opportunities associated with environmental trends. ENVEST seeks to change this.

Betting on Water

By Piet Klop on January 25, 2010

A new project will help identify and measure the water-related risks facing companies and their investors, and lead to better environmental decisions.

WRI’s Jonathan Lash to Brief Journalists on Environmental “Stories to Watch” for 2010

January 4, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT: For the seventh straight year, Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute, will hold a briefing for journalists to preview key environmental issues to watch this year.

It Should Be A Breeze: Harnessing the Potential of Open Trade and Investment Flows in the Wind Energy Industry

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Thilo Hanemann, Rhodium Group; and Lutz Weischer, World Resources Institute

Working Paper: December, 2009

This working paper maps out the structure and value chains of the wind power industry, analyzes its increasing globalization via cross-border trade and investment flows, and formulates recommendations for policymakers for the design of investment and trade policies to help realize wind energy’s potential.

Fact Sheet: Energy and Climate Policy Action in China (Update)

By Deborah Seligsohn, Rob Bradley, and Jonathan Adams on November 5, 2009

China’s recent statements and policy initiatives demonstrate growing concerns about energy security, pollution and the ability to sustain long-term economic strategies for reducing poverty.

China on Track to Meet Climate Goals, New Research Reveals

October 27, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

China is making progress toward controlling greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research by the Word Resources Institute (WRI).

Comparison of Chinese and U.S. Energy Statistics

October 21, 2009

Today, each Chinese citizen produces only one fifth the GHG emissions of an average American consumer, and China still has many unmet energy needs.

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